March, Clap and Jump Skip Counting

​March, Clap and Jump Skip Counting!

Materials: Space to move without bumping in to one another. Noise cancelling headphones for students with sound sensitivities.

Accommodations:Make necessary accommodations based on the needs of individual students. Seated students can tap the desks in lieu of marching and jumping. Provide noise cancelling headphones for students with noise sensitivities.

Review Expectations; Student ResponsibilitiesI will listen carefully to the instructions and will follow them.I will make safe and responsible choices.I will respect the equipment and use it safely.I will respect and encourage my classmates.I will do my best!

Activity:Ask students to stand up and spread out so that they each have space to move safely. “We will now march by 1s and clap on 10s. Ready, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (with a clap), 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 (with a clap).“Next, we clap by 10s and jump on 100! Ready, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100(with a jump), 110, 120, 130, …” Continue to 200.“Now we will count by 100s and strike a pose on 1000! Are you ready to jump for each 100? How many jumps do we need to get to 1000? (Wait for response…)Yes, 10 jumps! Ready, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000 (Strike a pose and freeze).” Fantastic!

Take a Mindful Minute:Students are asked to sit back in their seats for a “Mindful Minute”. “Feet are flat on the floor, backs are straight, hands are still in our laps. We will now take five nice slow breaths while watching the breathing ball. Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale.”